Insect Orders
The Chironomidae Family: Midges
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b.
c.
- Common Names: Midge, Blood Worm
- Time of Year Found: All Year
- Size of Mature Larva: 10mm
- Habitat: Submergent Vegetation and the bottom of ponds, lakes, and rivers
- Other Information: Midges crawl with their prolegs in a way similar to inchworms. They also collect the surrounding debris and cover themselves with it to aid in camouflage.
- Figures:
a. Lateral View of a midge
b. Ventral View of a midge
c. Another variety of midge that builds a case out of silk